Bath residents call for rabies vaccine baits over traps

Peter Owen, Bath's city manager, said a vaccine baiting program was reviewed, but not considered a viable option by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Public to sound off on rabies, trapping plans in Bath

A forum is set for 5 p.m. March 5 in the Fisher Mitchell School cafeteria.

Phippsburg chooses local trappers over federal program to control rabies

Phippsburg selectmen agreed to connect residents interested in trapping wildlife on their property with local fur trappers, who help control the wildlife population and the diseases they carry.

To fight rabies, Bath will start trapping wildlife

The trapping process, which will take $26,611 out of the city council’s contingency budget, will take place over 10 days before the end of February.

Arrowsic receives $1.2 million to improve its internet

The investment will fund high-speed internet connections all Arrowsic residents, as well as businesses and farms.

USDA awards $950K for local markets

Jim Fossel: Slow bureaucracy stifles new ideas

We can wait years for the Washington bureaucracy to issue rules to implement laws passed by the people's representatives.

Our View: Maine hemp farmers are not criminals

But financial institutions are treating them that way, thanks to slow-moving bureaucrats in Washington.

Our View: No, small family farms should not ‘go out’

Comments by the secretary of agriculture show who has the power in setting farming policy.

Our View: Don’t lose sight of food stamp cuts

While the nation is engrossed in a historic impeachment inquiry, 1 million families are at risk of losing vital support.